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The ascendence of China and multilateral trading blocks could eventually spell the doom of the G20 and U.S. global dominance, as Pepe Escobar explains. By Pepe Escobar in Moscow Special to Consortium News The trade war launched by the Trump administration against China may not have been solved by a 2½-hour dinner between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G20 in Buenos Aires on Saturday. But it

WASHINGTON D.C – The White House decided to postpone raising the tariffs for Chinese goods from 10 to 25% for 90 days after January 1st. This was reported by representatives of the Presidential Administration of the United States and the authorities of China after the meeting of leaders of the United States and China Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, which lasted 2.5 hours. The increase in tariffs was

“When Russian President Vladimir Putin’s legacy is recorded in his country’s history, the breakthrough in the relations with Saudi Arabia will stand out as a personal achievement” Saudis have been killing people in Yemen and repressing journalists for a long time now, should Russia of all countries change its course because this time it was a WaPo guy who got the short end of the stick? by MK Bhadrakumar It

World leaders wrestle with a maelstrom of complex, burning issues as they prepare for November 30 summit By Pepe Escobar The G-20 in Buenos Aires on November 30 could set the world on fire – perhaps literally. Let’s start with the US-China trade war. Washington won’t even start discussing trade with China at the G-20 unless Beijing comes up with a quite detailed list of potential concessions. The word from Chinese

Latest G20 summit in Hamburg once again proved that the world is in phase of critical transition. The way this event was organized, informational field around it and topics discussed during the sessions outline the most important fact of current reality: economy is marginalized while politics is once again considered the core of all global processes. “End of history” proclaimed by neoliberal scholars at the turn of XX and XXI

It was pleasing to see Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin greet each other cordially at the G20 summit. After their breakthrough first meeting, one hopes the two leaders have a personal foundation for future cooperation. At a later press conference in Hamburg, where the G20 summit was held, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believed there was a chance for restoring the badly frayed US-Russia relations. He praised Trump for being thoughtful and

The city of Hamburg, Germany, host to the G20 summit to be held July 7-8, is a city under siege. 15,000 police officers from every German state are practicing bringing a major city under state control. Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in demonstrations during the summit. A closer look at the planned measures makes clear that they are intended not just to protect the political

For long-time observers of the US-Russia-China triangle, this week presents a fantastic panorama. Much as the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7-8 ponders over the great issues of growth in the world economy, the limelight will fall on what happens on the sidelines when US President Donald Trump holds ‘bilaterals’ with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. En route to Hamburg, Xi arrived in Moscow on